Stanford researcher creates musical medicine to comfort palliative care patients
The power of music is comforting patients undergoing palliative care, helping them and their loved ones through an extremely emotional and difficult time.
Rising lung cancer rates in Asian women who don't smoke worry experts
Of the Asian women diagnosed with lung cancer, 57% are nonsmokers, according to a study. For all others, only 15% of the women diagnosed had no history of smoking.
East Bay man's bicycle hobby turns into vehicle to help struggling teens excel
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
Rossmoor provides testing ground for autonomous shuttles
A Bay Area testing ground for high-tech public transportation can be founded in the most unlikely of places: Walnut Creek's Rossmoor retirement community.
North Bay college student charts new life path with support of tight-knit family
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Student emerges from family tragedy to juggles Cal studies with home duties
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
Stanford program helping address marginalization of LGBTQ+ health needs
LGBTQ+ individuals experience discrimination and minority stress that may lead to elevated cancer risk, according to the latest study by the American Cancer Society.
Rising temps, CO2 levels raise significant climate change concerns
A series of new studies on climate change is making clear what scientists and researchers have long been warning about the state of our planet.
Lung cancer mystery: Why are healthy, non-smoking, Asian women contracting the disease?
A Bay Area-based study finds that 80% of Asian American women with lung cancer never smoked and researchers are trying to figure out why.
Students Rising Above scholar recalls growing up with undocumented immigrant parents
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
California primary: Prop 1 would overhaul spending on homelessness, mental health
The most consequential measure on the March primary election ballot in California might be Proposition 1. The $6.3 billion bond measure is a key part of Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to create drug and mental health treatment beds.
Oakland poets who met 20 years ago up for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album at Grammys
A meeting between two Oakland artists 20 years ago led to a deep friendship and Grammy-nominated poetry.
Sisters raising money for Alzheimer's Foundation after grandmother's diagnosis
A pair of sisters is raising money for the Alzheimer's Foundation to help people like their grandmother.
Hard-working student shoulders a load working while attending Ivy League college
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.
New UCSF study finds some diagnosed with kidney disease may not need dialysis
Kidney disease is growing at an alarming rate, with many patients being told they will need dialysis to survive. A new UCSF study is showing that for some, dialysis doesn't need to be a life sentence.